[LazyScot]

Originally Posted by red_phoenix

You see it as a waste of time/money/effort but what if the individual sees it as time/money/effort well spent?

So we have an individual whose hopes are continually dashed, and see wastage as positive. I foresee one of three possibilities: 1: extensive psychiatric treatment, or 2: foreclosure due to lack of funds from overspending on unnecessary items, or 3: they are an economist.